I represent the first generation who, when we were born, the television was now a permanent fixture in our homes. When I was born people had breakfast with Barbara Walters, dinner with Walter Cronkite, and slept with Johnny Carson.
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Saturday, February 01, 2014

Arthur Rankin, Jr.

I'm always pleased by success, and I'm always surprised by it. Why has
'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer' been on the air for 42 years? The
longest-running, highest-rated film in the history of the medium? I
don't know the answer to that. But over the last few years, I've become
very honored by that... I guess that is my legacy. Longevity is the
answer for art. - Arthur Rankin, Jr.

Arthur Rankin, Jr. died Thursday at his home by Harrington Sound in Bermuda.

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I represent the first generation whom, when we were born, the television was now a permanent fixture in our homes. When I was born people had breakfast with Barbara Walters, dinner with Walter Cronkite, and slept with Johnny Carson.
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